Prime Ministerial Debates- Thread

[jimbob]

One of my colleagues was a bit disappointed that Clegg [ETA didn't] point out that the economic crisis was exacerbated by Labour adopting the Tory approach of deregulation of the financial institutions.


It would have made a change from "the other two are the same", whilst stating it again.

 

[Fiona]

I had to wonder that when I got a leaflet from the local independent candidate. One of his six points was that he was in favour of the death penalty "in some circumstances". I do wonder exactly how many people who received that leaflet realized just how relevant that opinion is, considering it would mean we would have to completely leave the EU. Mind you, his first point was "I am not a politician", which I thought might be a disadvantage for someone running for a job as a politician.

That is Lord Pearson's mantra too. Some folk seem to think it is a good qualification for the job because many are fed up with their parties and with politicians in general. We see that stance regularly in America, (Ross Perot; Sarah Palin etc) and they sometimes get a lot of publicity because of it. I do not think there is sufficient disillusion with the political process per se in this country to make it a viable strategy here (and they don't seem to win in America either, though they do have more support is my impression) but if we continue to corrupt politics it may become more important in the future: as yet I think we are fed up with lack of choice and managerialism: but not with the idea of politics